Thursday, June 9, 2022
Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
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FMC Reaches $2 Million Settlement with Hapag-Lloyd Over Alleged Detention and Demurrage Violations

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has approved a $2 million settlement with German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd over alleged violations related to

June 9, 2022
Total Views: 2176

Freeport LNG Plant Blast Adds to Strain on Global Supplies
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Freeport LNG Plant Blast Adds to Strain on Global Supplies

By Liz Hampton, Sabrina Valle and Scott DiSavino HOUSTON, June 9 (Reuters) – Freeport LNG, operator of one of the largest U.S. export plants producing

June 9, 2022
Total Views: 3536

Kongsberg Digital Signs Contract With MSC To Digitalize Nearly 500 Vessels
Press Releases

Kongsberg Digital Signs Contract With MSC To Digitalize Nearly 500 Vessels

Kongsberg Digital and MSC, the world’s largest container line, have signed a contract for digitalizing MSC’s entire fleet consisting of approximately

June 9, 2022
Total Views: 1045

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee: Running at Full Speed to Stay on Schedule
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IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee: Running at Full Speed to Stay on Schedule

One of the best characterizations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) came in Greece (1,500

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1394

Greek Court Overturns Decision Allowing U.S. Seizure of Iranian Oil Cargo
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Greek Court Overturns Decision Allowing U.S. Seizure of Iranian Oil Cargo

ATHENS, June 8 (Reuters) – A Greek court on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that allowed the confiscation by the United States of part of

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1934

FMC Launches New Initiatives to Help Shippers with Supply Chain Challenges
Shipping

FMC Launches New Initiatives to Help Shippers with Supply Chain Challenges

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is launching three new initiatives aimed at assisting U.S. shippers and improving performance in the ocean supply chain.

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 674

Explosion Reported at Freeport LNG Facility in Texas
Shipping

Explosion Reported at Freeport LNG Facility in Texas

An explosion was reported at the Freeport LNG export facility near Freeport, Texas, closing a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway to marine traffic, the Coast

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 9176

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

De-Mining Ukraine’s Ports May Take Months, IMO Says

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1368

Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
Shipping

China’s Export Boom Fades as Spending Shifts

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — After two years of record exports, Chinese manufacturers are turning downbeat as consumers in their biggest markets curb

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 2593

LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
Shipping

Tsakos Energy Navigation Plans Expansion of LNG Tanker Fleet

By Ira Breskin ATHENS — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd., a leading tanker operator, plans to “opportunistically expand its (modest size) LNG tanker fleet

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1906

ABB to lead turnkey project for largest shore-to-ship solution in France
Press Releases

ABB to lead turnkey project for largest shore-to-ship solution in France

ABB leads consortium providing shore-to-ship power connection for ferries and cruise ships in Port of Toulon ABB’s shore connection technology enables

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 467

Accelleron and Hoppe Marine to partner on data collection for improved vessel performance analytics
Press Releases

Accelleron and Hoppe Marine to partner on data collection for improved vessel performance analytics

The collaboration offers customers a complete package of services to digitize their fleets Hoppe Marine’s Fleet Data solutions will handle the qualified

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 323

Major Transpacific Carriers Expect Contract Earnings to Soar in Second Half
Shipping

Major Transpacific Carriers Expect Contract Earnings to Soar in Second Half

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers with a greater percentage of their business focused on the Asia and North America trades are likely to

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 762

Explained: U.N. Plan for Ukrainian Grain Exports Faces Hurdles
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Explained: U.N. Plan for Ukrainian Grain Exports Faces Hurdles

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, June 8 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to set up a sea corridor for Ukrainian

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1052

Shipping emissions
Environment

Lawmaker Fight Derails EU’s Carbon Market Overhaul

By Ewa Krukowska and John Ainger (Bloomberg) — The European Parliament failed to clinch a deal on the biggest overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 507

EALs approved for use in SCHOTTEL ControllablePropeller units
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EALs approved for use in SCHOTTEL ControllablePropeller units

To further intensify SCHOTTEL’s ongoing commitment towards a greener future, the German propulsion expert has approved Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 651

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Tugboats spray water on the Spirit of Norfolk passenger vessel after a fire broke out near Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, June 7, 2022. Credit: U.S. Navy
Accidents

Passenger Cruise ‘Spirit of Norfolk’ Catches Fire with 89 School Children

More than 100 people, many of whom were elementary school students, were evacuated safely from the Spirit of Norfolk dining cruise on the Elizabeth River near

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 22766

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Orders Second Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge at Conrad Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Orders Second Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge at Conrad Shipyard

Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has exercised its option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity Trailing Suction

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 4151

U.S. Sets Sail with Russian Superyacht Seized in Fiji
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U.S. Sets Sail with Russian Superyacht Seized in Fiji

SYDNEY, June 7 (Reuters) – A Russian-owned superyacht docked in Fiji departed for the United States on Tuesday after a court in the Pacific

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 7229

CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Two Boeing Cargo Planes
Shipping

CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Two Boeing Cargo Planes

CMA CGM has taken delivery of two Boeing cargo planes as the shipping giant looks to expand its end-to-end services beyond ocean freight. The two Boeing 777

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 3072